Chapter 2: Ecosystem Processes

studied byStudied by 2 people
5.0(1)
Get a hint
Hint

Interdependence

1 / 19

flashcard set

Earn XP

Description and Tags

20 Terms

1

Interdependence

________- When living organisms depend on each other to survive, grow, and reproduce.

New cards
2

Prey

________- An organism which is eaten by another organism.

New cards
3

apex predator

The ________ is the last link in the food chain, which eats the carnivore,

New cards
4

Predator

________- An organism that eats another organism.

New cards
5

Niche

________- The particular place or role that an organism has within an ecosystem.

New cards
6

herbivore

The ________ is a type of consumer which eats the producer.

New cards
7

Bioaccumulation

________- The build up of chemicals, like insecticides, passed along a food chain.

New cards
8

Ecosystem

________- All the organisms found in a particular location, and the area they live in.

New cards
9

Food chains

________ show the transfer of energy between organisms, the arrows represent the direction of energy transfer.

New cards
10

carnivore

The ________ is a type of consumer which eats other animals.

New cards
11

producer

The ________ is a plant which makes its own food.

New cards
12

Food webs

________ show how lots of food chains are connected in an ecosystem.

New cards
13

Bioaccumulation

The build up of chemicals, like insecticides, passed along a food chain

New cards
14

Prey

An organism which is eaten by another organism

New cards
15

Predator

An organism that eats another organism

New cards
16

Interdependence

When living organisms depend on each other to survive, grow, and reproduce

New cards
17

Ecosystem

All the organisms found in a particular location, and the area they live in

New cards
18

Community

The organisms in an ecosystem

New cards
19

Habitat

The area a community lives in

New cards
20

Niche

The particular place or role that an organism has within an ecosystem

New cards

Explore top notes

note Note
studied byStudied by 51 people
... ago
5.0(1)
note Note
studied byStudied by 18 people
... ago
5.0(1)
note Note
studied byStudied by 8 people
... ago
5.0(1)
note Note
studied byStudied by 56 people
... ago
5.0(3)
note Note
studied byStudied by 21 people
... ago
5.0(1)
note Note
studied byStudied by 3 people
... ago
5.0(1)
note Note
studied byStudied by 5 people
... ago
5.0(1)
note Note
studied byStudied by 88 people
... ago
5.0(1)

Explore top flashcards

flashcards Flashcard (21)
studied byStudied by 2 people
... ago
5.0(1)
flashcards Flashcard (125)
studied byStudied by 4 people
... ago
4.0(1)
flashcards Flashcard (20)
studied byStudied by 1 person
... ago
5.0(1)
flashcards Flashcard (93)
studied byStudied by 5 people
... ago
5.0(1)
flashcards Flashcard (20)
studied byStudied by 2 people
... ago
5.0(1)
flashcards Flashcard (36)
studied byStudied by 4 people
... ago
4.0(1)
flashcards Flashcard (39)
studied byStudied by 13 people
... ago
5.0(1)
robot